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Learn how K to 12 schools support students with medical needs like Type 1 diabetes or allergies.
Schools may need to understand a student’s medical condition in order to:
Parents and guardians are primarily responsible for the medical needs of their children. It is important they work with schools, community partners and healthcare providers to ensure their child’s medical needs are met.
Alberta’s Guidelines for Supporting Students with Type 1 Diabetes in Schools gives information on how the following groups can work together to support students with Type 1 diabetes in school and during school activities:
It includes resources and identifies roles and responsibilities for:
The guidelines are designed to work with existing policies, programs and resources provided by Alberta Education, Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services.
The Protection of Students with Life-Threatening Allergies Act comes into force on January 1, 2020 and contains requirements for how schools can support students with life-threatening allergies at school. These requirements include establishing policies and risk reduction plans.
The act applies to:
Schools, school authorities and community partners can work with parents and healthcare providers when medical needs require attention in school.
Parents and guardians should make sure schools know about their child’s life-threatening allergies and supply any medications their child may need.
We encourage parents and guardians to work with their local school authority to find solutions and build on best practices (for example, creating individualized care plans for students).
Schools should maintain a minimum of one epinephrine auto-injector for emergency use.
Schools should work with local pharmacies to determine the appropriate type and number of epinephrine auto-injector(s) needed by a school. Schools should not carry more epinephrine auto-injectors than necessary because these medications have limited expiry dates and may be in short supply.
School authorities should work with local community health partners to find appropriate training that supports students with life-threatening allergies at school.
The Protection of Students with Life-Threatening Allergies Act requires school authorities to establish and maintain an anaphylaxis policy and a risk reduction plan.
Policies and plans should include:
The information in these student files will help inform parents and guardians and may include details regarding:
The following allergy and anaphylaxis resources are for information purposes only and their inclusion is not an endorsement or approval by the Alberta government. Users are responsible for evaluating and selecting the resources that best meet the needs of staff and students in their jurisdiction.
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